Glen Savoie

Glen Louis Savoie is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Saint John-Fundy as a member of the Progressive Conservatives[1] until the 2014 provincial election on September 22, 2014, when he was defeated by Gary Keating in the redistributed riding of Saint John East.

The Honourable
Glen Savoie
MLA
Minister responsible for La Francophonie
Assumed office
February 21, 2020
Preceded byRobert Gauvin
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Saint John East
Saint John-Fundy (2010-2014)
Assumed office
November 17, 2014
Preceded byGary Keating
In office
October 12, 2010 – September 22, 2014
Preceded byStuart Jamieson
Succeeded byGary Keating
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Following Keating's resignation, just 22 days after the election, Savoie ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the resulting by-election,[2] and won reelection to the legislature on November 17.[3] Savoie was re-elected in the 2018 and 2020 provincial elections.

Electoral record
2020 New Brunswick general election: Saint John East
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGlen Savoie3,50756.36+10.75
LiberalPhil Comeau1,63926.34-0.50
People's AlliancePatrick Kemp4346.98-8.85
GreenGerald Irish3946.33+0.69
New DemocraticJosh Floyd2483.99-2.09
Total valid votes 6,222
Total rejected ballots 80.13-0.07
Turnout 6,23055.55-2.82
Eligible voters 11,216
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.75
New Brunswick provincial by-election, November 17, 2014: Saint John East
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGlen Savoie2,22544.31+7.43
LiberalShelley Rinehart1,39827.84-9.18
New DemocraticDominic Cardy1,09921.88+3.36
GreenSharon Murphy2625.22-0.39
People's AllianceArthur Watson380.76-1.21
Total valid votes 5,022100.00  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.31
2014 New Brunswick general election: Saint John East
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGary Keating2,33237.02+3.96
Progressive ConservativeGlen Savoie2,32336.88-0.96
New DemocraticPhil Comeau1,16718.53-5.16
GreenSharon Murphy3535.60+0.20
People's AllianceJason Inness1241.97 
Total valid votes 6,299100.0  
Total rejected ballots 260.41
Turnout 6,32554.88
Eligible voters 11,526
Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +2.46
Voting results declared after judicial recount.
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4]
2010 New Brunswick general election: Saint John-Fundy
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGlen Savoie2,90852.02+14.17
LiberalGary Keating1,73431.02-24.44
New DemocraticLise Lennon59210.59+3.90
GreenMathew Ian Clark1853.31–
People's AllianceGlenn McAllister1713.06–
Total valid votes 5,590100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +19.30

References
  1. New Brunswick Votes 2010: Saint John-Fundy. cbc.ca, September 27, 2010.
  2. "Gary Keating entitled to $5K for 3 weeks as MLA". CBC News, October 29, 2014.
  3. "PC Glen Savoie wins Saint John East byelection". CBC News, November 17, 2014.
  4. Elections New Brunswick (October 6, 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014.


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